Mississippi High School Basketball - Kemper County overwhelms Philadelphia
January 26, 2016: DeKalb, MS 39328 Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Kemper County Wildcats (DeKalb, MS) and the visiting Philadelphia Tornadoes (Philadelphia, MS), saw Kemper County's basketball squad wallop Philadelphia by a tally of 73-50.
With the victory, Kemper County improves its record to 13-7 on the campaign. The Wildcats host Choctaw County (Ackerman, MS) to play the Chargers in a 3A Region 5 challenge on Friday, January 29. The Chargers come into the challenge with a record of 15-3. Choctaw County lost 62-57 in their recent league challenge against Southeast Lauderdale (Meridian, MS)
Next up, the Tornadoes play the Choctaw Central Warriors (Philadelphia, MS) in a 3A Region 5 challenge, on Friday, January 29. Philadelphia will attempt to improve on its 13-9 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 9-13 record after their 58-38 league loss to Forest (Forest, MS).